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Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long (27 April 1913 – 14 July 1943) was a German Olympic long jumper who won the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and had a friendship with Jesse Owens, who won the gold medal in that event.
Race. (2016 film) Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. [11] Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy ...
The Jesse Owens Story is a 1984 American two-part, four-hour [1] made-for-television [2] biographical film about the black athlete [3] Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood [4] plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more. [5] It originally premiered in syndication [6] on July 9 and 10 ...
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200 m. 1936 Berlin. 4×100 m relay. 1936 Berlin. Long jump. James Cleveland " Jesse " Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. [3] Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and ...
Carl Long (born 1967) is an American race car driver. Carl Long is also the name of: Carl Long (baseball) (1935–2015), American professional baseball outfielder; Luz Long (Carl Ludwig Long, 1913–1943), German Olympic long-jumper; See also. All pages with titles containing Carl Long
The men's long jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1936. Forty-three athletes from 27 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by 19cm by American Jesse Owens. [2]
Occupation. Actor. Years active. 2002–present. David Kross (born 4 July 1990) is a German actor. He began his career at a young age with a small role in the 2002 film Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge and worked sporadically, mainly focusing on his school work. In 2008, he won the starring role of Michael Berg in the film The Reader.